Press Releases

ACLU-NH Statement on Budget Passed by Senate and House

ACLU-NH calls out harmful border budget vote and commends immigration checkpoint and prison funding reduction vote.

ACLU-NH Statement on Governor Sununu’s Support of Marijuana Legalization

With the Governor’s clear commitment to signing such legislation, we urge lawmakers in both chambers to make 2023 the year the Granite State finally legalizes marijuana.

ACLU-NH Statement on Marijuana Legalization Bill Vote

The New Hampshire Senate continued their harmful, out-of-touch practice of killing bipartisan, broadly supported legislation to legalize marijuana.

Broad, Bipartisan Marijuana Legalization Coalition Statements on Senate Committee Vote Against HB 639

In 3-2 vote, NH Senate Committee votes to oppose the bill to legalize marijuana in the Granite State at a time when nearly three-fourths of Granite Staters support legalization

ACLU-NH Files Petition in Laurie List Disclosure Appeals Cases

The ACLU of NH filed a petition at the NH Supreme Court seeking to make public the court documents of lawsuits from individual police officers who are seeking removal from the state’s “Laurie List.”
Issue Areas: Smart Justice

ACLU Files Lawsuit Challenging Manchester Eviction

The ACLU of New Hampshire and New Hampshire Legal Assistance filed a lawsuit against the City of Manchester to postpone the planned eviction of unhoused individuals at the encampment at Pine and Manchester Streets.
Issue Areas: Smart Justice

ACLU and NH Advocates Demand: Stop the Sweep

The ACLU of New Hampshire, joined by eight other advocates and groups, sent a letter to the City of Manchester asking that they postpone the planned eviction of unhoused individuals at the encampment at Pine and Manchester Streets.
Issue Areas: Smart Justice